Radio Rewind remembers the sounds of Radio 1 and Radio 2 with a nostalgic look at the history of the stations, it's people, sounds, shows and highlights from inception in 1967 right up to the 21st Century. It is an unofficial site and not connected with the BBC; for information about official sites, please see this notice

The website is researched, designed and compiled by Alan Davies of Merthyr Tydfil, U.K. Launched in Nov 1999 as a one page BT internet customer site, it now contains 242 pages and over 4,000 sound files on-line, with an average 26,000 hits per day. The site would not have been possible without the many kind contributions from other historic Radio 1 supporters.

Links to the index or other pages are most welcome, provided your site does not contain illegal, adult or otherwise offensive material. However direct file 'hotlinking' and content copying is prohibited.

Please check Audio Help Pagein case of difficulty downloading. You will need a username and password. Please choose a password to register. Then you will be able to login.

Unlike other websites, there is no charge for registering or downloading.The first time you use the system, you will have to log in to the network twice. Please select 'remember my password' on the browser window to help you download the sounds next time. Please note most users have no problem downloading the Radio Rewind sound files so it is most unlikely that a problem encountered is due to a fault with the Radio Rewind site.

Radio 1 was broadcast on AM for most of the time until 1988, which of course is lower quality. The lower bitrate is necessary, especially on longer recordings, to save on server bandwidth and disc space costs. Additionally, it is taken into account that many users have only a 56kbps dial-up modem.

Many people have kindly provided these in the past, and at the moment I am still working through these. When the work is complete, the message will be removed so if you have some archive material, keep checking, I May be glad of specific audio (especially 1960s/70s) in the future.

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Without the generosity of our
individual donors, this
website would not be possible. We rely on the ongoing support of individuals who
wish the website to continue to develop, and to the care and
preservation of the archive radio collection.Any level of donation is extremely helpful and much appreciated.